James opened the day at 141 pounds with a pin versus Nick
Dahlquist (Augsburg) in 2:40, before scoring decisions versus Garret Lambrecht
(Morningside) and Josh Shupe (Minnesota) to advance to the finals. In the
first-place match, James won by forfeit versus Tom Kuehn (Augsburg) to win the
title.

Morisette won the 174-pound title in similar fashion. After
a pair of major decisions versus Brian Smith (Itasca CC) and Tanner Taylor
(Augustana), Morisette received a forfeit versus Josh Kohler (Augsburg) to win
the first-place match. On the day, Morisette outscored his opponents 18-2.

Hable competed in a 184-pound round robin versus three other
wrestlers. Hable pinned two of the three in Chris Michael (Northwestern) and
Jerrell Ferguson (MN West CTC), the first in less than 40 seconds. In the
eventual championship match, Hable lost by 7-4 decision versus Uthman Rabiu
(St. Cloud State) to finish in second place.

Caruso wrestled at 157 and opened the day as James did, with
a first-period pin versus Dan Rodriguez (Northwestern). After scoring a 5-2
decision versus Jadon Evans (MN West CTC) in the quarterfinals, Caruso lost the
semifinal match and moved into the consolation bracket. In the consolation
semifinals, Caruso won another narrow decision, besting Beau Voegelis (Northern
State) to advance to the third-place match. In that match, Caruso lost by
decision to finish fourth.

Eric Orozco (133), Ben Schwery (165) and Wesley Grew (165) also competed at the open. Orozco scored
one pin and one decision en route to a 2-2 record. Schwery also finished 2-2,
with one pin and one major decision. Grew finished the day 0-2.

Complete results are
available on TrackWrestling.com.

SDSU is in action tomorrow
in its Western Wrestling Conference opener versus Wyoming. Start time is set
for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20, on the campus of Black Hills State in Spearfish,
S.D.